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Description edit
Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ambrosio: A well respected monk in Spain
- Dona Antonia: Add a description of this character.
- Don Lorenzo
- Matilda
- Rosario
- Marguerite
- Marquis De
- Domina
- Agnes
- Donna Elvira
- Baptiste
- Don Christoval
- Don Ramirez
- Theodore
- Don Raymond
- Daughter
- Don Gaston
- Claude
- Pablos
- Monsieur
- Duke
- Beatrice
- Donna Rodolpha
- Camilla
- Robert
- Cordova
- Cunegonda
- Corse
- Segnora
- Medina
- Don Alphonso
- Baroness
- Knight
- Jacques
- Damon
- Love
- Helena
- Porter
- Alphonso D'alvarada
- Leonella
First Sentence edit
SCARCELY HAD THE Abbey-Bell tolled for give five minutes, and already was the Church of the Capuchins* thronged with Auditors.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by The Adventures of Caleb Williams, and followed by The Best Tales of Hoffman.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 946 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Camilla, and followed by Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: J. Bell (London)
Country: England
Publication Date: 1796
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 496
Publisher: J. Bell (London)
Country: England
Publication Date: 1796
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 496
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.7
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- Le moine (IMDb): 2011
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